Tonart: A major•
Verse 1
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F#m
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From
the heroes of the land,
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There comes a mighty Mantioba man.
He left his home in Carberry for Edmonton,
Alberta
Where he went to school and
Now Orville and Wilbur Wright
had come to fame,
And every night he dreamt
And when for men there came a cry
he bid the folks goodbye
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To join the war and fly and aeroplane
Verse 2
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He met the old Red Baron far away
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 3
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He played the old Red Baron for a clown,
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Until the German chased him all around.
Loop for loop and dive for dive,
The Baron was so occupied,
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He never saw the plane that shot him down.
Of all the German planes that ever flew,
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The Wop had shot a dozen or more in two.
And when they finally won the war,
Said the British Flying Corps,
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The Flying Cross we now present to you.
Verse 4
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He won the Flying Cross and took it away.
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You're the top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 5
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When home again to Edmonton he came,
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He set the hearts all over the land aflame,
To Fort Vermillion he was bound,
To stop the plague and save the town,
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With medicine he flew in by aeroplane.
Then up along the old McKenzie Trail,
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To Aquevic he flew the Northern Mail,
And when he helped the
Mounties track,
The man they thought
they'd never catch,
Why even the King of England
Verse 6
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Got a medal from the King
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You're the top Canadian pilot of the day
Wop May
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 7
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Now when the second war it did arrive,
He told the pilots everyone the proper
way to man the gun,
And he taught them how to
And when the States were
losing many planes,
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Far across the Northlands terrain,
They all came out from Washington
to see the man from Edmonton
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Form the famous search and rescue team.
Verse 8
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Received a medal from the U.S.A.
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You're the top Canadian
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pilot of the day
Wop May
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You're the top Canadian
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